Game #4004
Aston Villa
17-10-4, 61 PTS
Saturday, 6 February 1988
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Leicester City
7-7-15, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,867
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 19' | Paul Birch | 22' |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 February 1988
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Lillis, Assist by Tony Daley
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
💥 | 68’ Missed penalty, (Leicester City), Gary McAllister
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Mike Newell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Professional foul
🟨 | Booking, Alan McInally, Elbow
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 February 1988
Villa hit a three minute first half brace but don't capitalise but do enough to win and maintain their four point lead at the top of the table.
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in twenty five Division Two games, winning sixteen.
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 6 February 1988
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🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 10 🟥 7 | 1.92
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 5
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 17 October 1987, Villa 1-1 Bournemouth, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.32 |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Paul Reid | 🏴 |
M Peter Weir | 🏴 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Mike Newell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 | (CB Tony Brien | 🇮🇪 |)
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Nick Cusack | 🏴 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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